Adjustable paint brush holder



Sept. 24, 1963 G. F. LAHlVE ADJUSTABLE PAINT BRUSH HOLDER Filed March20, 1961 INVENTOR. GORDON F. LAHIVE dlfi TI'ORNEYS United States PatentOfi ice 3,104,762 Patented Sept. 24, 1963 3,104,762 ADJUSTABLE PAM BRUSHHOLDER Gordon F. Lahive, 538 Cambourne W., Ferndale, Mich. Filed Mar.20, 1961, Ser. No. 96,835 1 Claim. (Q5. 211-65) This invention relatesto an adjustable paint brush holder which is adapted to be mounted on aleg of an artists easel. More particularly, this invention relates to apaint brush holder having a horizontal support base adapted to beremovably connected to a leg of an easel and a receptacle for paintbrushes adjustably connected to the support base and movable relative tothe support base throughout an angular range of approximately 180degrees.

In the past, various paint brush holders for artists easels have beenproposed. However, such holders were generally fixed to the leg in oneposition. Since an artist utilizes various standing or sitting positionswhen painting, it was found that the prior art paint brush holders wereeither in the way or not readily accessible to the artist.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an adjustable paintbrush holder which is especially adapted for storing an .artists paintbrushes and which is adjustable i'or the convenience of the artist.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an adjustablepaint brush holder which is adjustable throughout a substantial angularrange so as to permit the artist to move the holder to a position whichis readily accessible, depending upon the position of the artist Whilepainting.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide anadjustable paint brush holder for an easel comprising a horizontalsupport base adapted to be connected to a leg of an easel anda conicallyshaped recep tacle for paint brushes which is adjustably connected tothe support base and movable relative thereto throughout a substantialangular range.

A further object of the present invention is to provide .an adjustablepaint brush holder having a horizontal support base adapted to beconnected to a leg of an easel, a movable horizontal plate having anopening therein, adjustable fastening means connecting the plate to thebase so as to permit angular motion between the plate and the base, andremovable means on the plate for supporting a receptacle in saidopening.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide anadjustable paint brush holder of the aforementioned type in which thesupport base is also adapted to carry a second receptacle which containscleaning liquid for the paint brushes.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and usefulimprovement in connecting the support base of 'the paint brush holder tothe leg of the easel.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide anadjustable paint brush holder of the type described which is simple inconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and adjust,and which is also efficient and durable in use.

Other objects and features of the invention will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, especially when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, illustrating preferred embodiments of theinvention, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view illustrating an adjustable paint brushholder mounted on a leg of an artists easel.

FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the adjustable paint brush holder.

FIGURE 3 is an elevational view, partly in section, of the presentinvention.

FIGURE 4 is a modification of the present invention illustrating a novelmanner of connecting the support base to the leg of the easel.

FIGURE 5 is a partial elevational view looking in the direction ofarrows 55 of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 1 illustrates an easel 10 having a plurality of legs 12 ofsubstantially rectangular cross section. The easel 10 includes anartists board 15 appropriately mounted a predetermined distance abovethe ground. On one of the legs 12 is mounted an adjustable paint brushholder represented by the numeral 14. The paint brush holder 14 may bemounted on the easel in one of two different ways, as is illustrated inFIGURE 3 and in FIGURES 4 and 5.

The adjustable paint brush holder 14 includes a substantiallyrectangular horizontal support base 16 which has a perpendicular flange18 at one edge. The mounting leg 12 has a clip 20 Which is appropriatelyconnected to the leg by fastening means 22 including a bolt 23 and nut24. After the flange 18 has been inserted behind the clip 20, theadjustment nut 24 is rotated in a direction so as to urge the clip 20against the flange 18, thereby securing the support base 16 in arelatively fixed position. At the outer end of the support base 16 isprovided a fixed pivot member or connector 26 which extends upwardly andis used for a purpose to be herein vafter described. Mounted for angularrotation with reference to the support base 16 is a horizontal mountingplate 32 having a cylindrical opening 34 therein. The plate 32 isprovided with an elongated longitudinally extending slot 36 which isadapted to receive the pivot member or connector 26. Adjustment of theplate 32 horizontally with reference to the support base 16 takes place:by loosening a nut 30 threaded upon the connector 26, moving the plate32 to the desired angular position, and tightening the nut 30.

A conioally shaped receptacle 40 made from appropriate fabric materialis supported by means of a remov- Iable annular ring 42 which isconcentric with the opening 34 and is supported on the plate 32. Thereceptacle 40 has at the large open end thereof an outwardly turnedannular flange 46 which is received in an annular groove 48 provided onthe inner periphery of the ring 42. The ring 4-2 may be made fromsuitable material such as plastic and provides the necessary support forthe recepttacle 40. The ring 42 is removed along with the receptacle 40by merely lifting the ring 42 and receptacle 41 from the cylindricalopening 34 provided in the mounting plate 32.

When in operation and it is required to change the position of theadjustable paint brush holder 14, all that is required is that the wingnut 30 be loosened and the plate 32 and paint brush receptacle 40rotated to the proper location. As previously mentioned, the plate 32 isadjustable through a range of approximately 180 degrees.

It should be observed that the support base 16 has located near themounting flange 18 another cylindrical opening as designated by thenumeral 50. The opening 50 is smaller in diameter than the opening 34.The opening 50 is adapted to receive and support a removable cup 52which contains liquid cleaning fluid for the paint brushes 54. The cup52 also serves as an abutment for limiting the angular movement of theplate 32 in each direction to degrees.

When the plate 32 and receptacle 40 are in the position illustrated inFIGURE 2, it should be observed that the perpendicular distancesmeasured from the axis A-A to the side edges 54 and 56 of the plate 32are equal, as

represented by the letter X. It should also be noted that in FIGURE 3the distance between the center line of the connector 26 and theadjacent edge of the opening 59 is also equal to X. a a

From such a geometrical arrangement, it readily appears that the edges54 and 56 will strike the cup 52 when the plate is rotated toward one ofits extremities.

If the cup 52 was not utilized, then the plate 32 and receptacle 40could be moved through a substantially greater angle than i180 degrees.

FlGURES 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention. When acylindrical leg 60 of an easel is utilized, the support base 16 may bemounted somewhat diilerently as is illustrated. The same support base 16and plate 32 are utilized. However, the base and plate assembly isinverted so that the flange 18 extends upwardly rather than downwardlyas in the previous embodiment. With such an arrangement, the annularring 42 is supported by the side of the plate 32 opposite the sideillustrated in FIGURE 3.

An expa-nsible clamp 62 including elongated arms 64 and 66 is adapted toextend partly around the leg 60, :as is best illustrated in FIGURE 4.Arms 64 and 66 are provided with aligned holes for receiving a threadedconnector 68 which extends therethrough and through an opening providedin the flange 18. A wing nut 70' is threaded on the outer end of thethreaded connector 68 and is adapted to be rotated in a manner so as tofasten the flange 18 and arms 64 and 66 together.

The support base 16 and plate 32 may be made from steel or from aplastic material. Alternatively, the base 16 and plate 32 could be madefrom steel wire so as to provide the necessary adjustable support forthe receptacle 40. The conically shaped fabric bag or receptacle 40 ismade from cloth. The conical shape of the bag 48 is important since itpermits the paint brushes '54 to separate from each other, asillustrated in FIGURE 3.

From such a construction, it appears that the bag 40 can be easilyremoved from its support and collapsed for storing or shipping alongwith the base 16 and plate 32.

The drawings and the foregoing specification constitute a description ofthe improved adjustable paint brush holder in such full, clear, conciseand exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to practicethe invention, the scope of which is indicated by the appended claim.

I claim:

An adjustable paint brush 'holder comprising a substantially horizontalelongated base having a substantially perpendicular flange at one endattachable to an upright leg of a painters easel and having adjacent theother end thereof an upstanding fixed elongated threaded pivot member, asubstantially flat and horizontal elongated mounting plate having theback end portion disposed in 4 surface to surface relation with saidother end of said :base and having in said back end portion alongitudinally extending elongated slot arranged on the longitudinalaxis of said mounting plate and receiving said upstanding pivot memberwhereby said mounting plate may be ad justed horizontally about saidpivot member, said mounting plate being provided at the other endthereof with a relatively large circular opening, the sides of saidmounting plate tapering inwardly and rearwardly from a point oppositesaid opening to the end thereof overlying said other end of the base, aremovable annular ring resting upon said mounting plate in surliace tosurface contact therewith, said ring surrounding and being concentricwith said opening, an upwardly opening conically shaped paint brushreceptacle made from fabric in said opening and supported entirely bysaid removable annular ring, said base being provided between said pivotmember and said flange with a centrally located circular opening whichis substantially smaller than said first-mentioned opening, the closestdistance between the axis of said pivot member and said last-mentionedcircular opening being equal to approximately one half the totaldistance between the sides of said mounting plate measured along a linepassing through the axis of said pivot member and perpendicular to thelongitudinal axis of said mounting plate, a removable cup in said lastmentioned opening and including portions which extend above and belowsaid base,

the portion of said cup above said base being operable as a stopabutment for limiting horizontal angular adjustment of said mountingplate with respect to said base to approximately and means engaging saidpivot member for holding said mounting plate in adjusted position, f

said means comprising a nut threadedly engaging said pivot member andfrictionally engaging said mounting plate.

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